ZIP code
46571
in Topeka, IndianaPopulation 6,315
39.06/ 100
Ranked #27,350 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 14.8%)
Ranked #704 of 757 Indiana ZIPs (bottom 7.1%)
Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.
What defines this ZIP
Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.
Households without a vehicle
51.2%
in the top 1.0% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS99thDefinition & source ›
The share of households with no vehicle available.
Full methodology ›Home broadband subscription
46.6%
in the bottom 1.3% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS1stDefinition & source ›
The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
Full methodology ›Cognitive disability
22.9%
in the top 2.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS97thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
Full methodology ›Loneliness
41.4%
in the top 2.4% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST99thUS98thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.
Full methodology ›Industrial-pollution burden
in the top 6.3% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST85thUS94thDefinition & source ›
The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.
Full methodology ›Tooth loss
24.7%
in the top 7.7% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST94thUS92ndDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.
Full methodology ›Floodplain exposure
0.45%
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST11thUS9thDefinition & source ›
The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.
Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.
Full methodology ›Crowded housing
6.5%
in the top 9.6% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST97thUS90thDefinition & source ›
The share of occupied homes with more than one person per room, the Census definition of crowded housing.
Full methodology ›Colon-cancer screening
58.1%
in the bottom 9.5% nationally
Higher is healthier
ST1stUS9thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.
Full methodology ›Binge drinking
18.4%
in the top 16% nationally
Lower is healthier
ST93rdUS84thDefinition & source ›
The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.
Full methodology ›The read
Overall, Topeka, Indiana (ZIP 46571) places in the bottom 14.8% nationally (27,350th) and the bottom 7.1% of Indiana (704th).
The measures that define this area's challenges come through directly: households without a vehicle is in the top 1.0% nationally, and home broadband subscription lands in the bottom 1.3% nationally. Modeled cognitive disability stands in the top 2.6% nationally, and loneliness registers in the top 2.4% nationally. Modeled industrial-pollution burden settles in the top 6.3% nationally, modeled tooth loss sits in the top 7.7% nationally, and crowded housing lies in the top 9.6% nationally. Modeled colon screening rests in the bottom 9.5% nationally, and arsenic resides in the top 12.3% nationally. On the stronger side, floodplain exposure is in the bottom 9.5% nationally.
Beside the areas that surround it, households without a vehicle runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For readers new to these terms, industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Arsenic is a natural groundwater contaminant, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Floodplain exposure is land with about a 1-in-100 chance of flooding each year, nicknamed the "100-year floodplain". Among nearby ZIPs, the nearest healthier one overall is ZIP 46543, just across the boundary.
What’s driving this score
Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts.
Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.
Lifting this score
Climate / Disaster Risk
healthier than 89%
5%
About typical
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 52%
21%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 40%
5%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 21%
16%
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 34%
14%
Preventive Care
healthier than 6%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 10%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 2%
8%
Disability
healthier than 28%
7%
Lifting this score
Chronic Disease Burden
healthier than 78%
21%
Climate / Disaster Risk
in the top 0.5%
5%
About typical
Environmental Hazard
healthier than 45%
14%
Holding it back
Social Need / SDOH
healthier than 13%
16%
Preventive Care
healthier than 1%
13%
Risk Behavior
healthier than 6%
11%
Mental Health
healthier than 1%
8%
Disability
healthier than 12%
7%
Healthcare Access
healthier than 38%
5%
“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›
Nearby & similar ZIPs
Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.
Nearby
46543
Indianashares a border
Score 41.92
Closest healthier
46565
Indianashares a border
Score 39.79
Similar health profile
44606
Ohio99% similar profile
Score 39.07
How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured
Evidence
Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.
Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Arthritis among adults | 24.8% | 22.0–27.6 |
| High blood pressure among adults | 31.7% | 28.1–35.4 |
| Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults | 6.3% | 5.7–7.0 |
| Current asthma among adults | 12.9% | 11.5–14.4 |
| Coronary heart disease among adults | 6.2% | 5.5–6.8 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults | 9.8% | 8.7–10.9 |
| Depression among adults | 30.0% | 26.0–34.1 |
| Diagnosed diabetes among adults | 10.7% | 9.3–12.1 |
| High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened | 35.6% | 31.6–39.7 |
| Obesity among adults | 38.5% | 31.1–46.3 |
| Stroke among adults | 3.2% | 3.0–3.5 |
| All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years | 24.7% | 20.6–29.0 |
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years | 14.4% | 12.1–16.8 |
| Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure | 70.6% | 67.7–73.4 |
| Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults | 72.5% | 68.3–76.3 |
| Cholesterol screening among adults | 76.7% | 73.9–79.3 |
| Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years | 58.1% | 53.0–63.1 |
| Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults | 53.1% | 49.4–56.8 |
| Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years | 72.6% | 64.3–79.7 |
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking among adults | 18.4% | 15.3–21.8 |
| Current cigarette smoking among adults | 22.2% | 19.4–25.1 |
| No leisure-time physical activity among adults | 30.4% | 25.7–35.3 |
| Short sleep duration among adults | 35.2% | 28.8–41.9 |
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults | 26.3% | 23.0–29.5 |
| Frequent mental distress among adults | 23.0% | 20.5–25.5 |
| Frequent physical distress among adults | 16.5% | 14.6–18.5 |
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability among adults | 22.9% | 20.1–25.5 |
| Any disability among adults | 38.7% | 33.8–43.6 |
| Hearing disability among adults | 6.9% | 6.1–7.7 |
| Independent living disability among adults | 11.1% | 9.7–12.4 |
| Mobility disability among adults | 15.3% | 13.3–17.2 |
| Self-care disability among adults | 4.1% | 3.7–4.6 |
| Vision disability among adults | 5.6% | 5.0–6.1 |
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
| Measure | Crude prevalence | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support among adults | 29.8% | 25.7–33.8 |
| Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 20.0% | 17.0–22.9 |
| Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults | 10.6% | 9.0–12.3 |
| Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults | 14.0% | 12.0–16.0 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults | 9.8% | 8.6–11.1 |
| Loneliness among adults | 41.4% | 35.9–46.7 |
| Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults | 8.5% | 7.3–9.6 |
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 5.9% | 10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,364 | 9.8% (3.3–23.6%) n=764 |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 65.2% | 9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,286 | 8.3% (2.5–19.0%) n=761 |
| No HS diploma (25+) | 65.6% | 7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,505 | 8.8% (3.0–19.3%) n=766 |
| Bachelor's or higher (25+) | 5.5% | 23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,505 | 19.4% (8.1–38.5%) n=766 |
| Unemployment rate (16+) | 6.1% | 3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,274 | 3.4% (0.0–8.2%) n=760 |
| Households without a vehicle | 51.2% | 3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,322 | 3.6% (0.0–11.5%) n=764 |
| Broadband subscription | 46.6% | 89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,322 | 88.8% (76.7–95.9%) n=764 |
| Housing cost burden (≥30% income) | 20.1% | 23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,322 | 20.0% (9.8–33.1%) n=764 |
| Homeownership rate | 82.6% | 78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,322 | 81.7% (58.9–94.5%) n=764 |
| Crowded housing (>1 per room) | 6.5% | 1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,322 | 1.1% (0.0–4.2%) n=764 |
| Foreign-born population | 1.8% | 2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,553 | 1.3% (0.0–8.8%) n=767 |
| Single-parent households | 38.0% | 53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,087 | 53.2% (40.5–69.1%) n=756 |
| Population 65+ | 9.0% | 19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,553 | 18.2% (11.0–26.5%) n=767 |
| Median age | 26.2 yr | 42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,292 | 40.5 yr (32.5–49.6) n=756 |
| Median household income | $85,500 | $72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318 | $71,016 ($50,417–$99,531) n=721 |
| Median home value | $278,000 | $222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049 | $178,250 ($109,430–$287,310) n=724 |
| Median gross rent | $920 | $1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670 | $925 ($704–$1,261) n=640 |
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
| Measure | Value | US median (p10–p90) | IN median (p10–p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.1 yr ± 1.01 | 78.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,308 | 78.5 yr (75.1–81.5) n=754 |
About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 1.01 years of 79.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured